The Tortoise and the Hare is one of Aesop’s most well know fables. “The story concerns a hare [that] ridicules a slow-moving tortoise and is challenged by him to a race. The hare soon leaves the tortoise behind and, confident of winning, decides to take a nap midway through the course. When he awakes, however, he finds that his competitor, crawling slowly but steadily, has arrived before him.” 

The meaning of the fable has been a topic of wide debate.  Was the Hare foolish and over-confident?  Was it that the tortoise stood up to a bully?  Regardless of your of interpretation, I think we can all agree that undeniable lesson we can take away is Slow but Steady Wins the Race.

As we apply this lesson to our strategic direction, we gravitate toward consistent and steady investments, while still making sure we “win the race”.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tortoise_and_the_Hare

One of the most successful animals in the history of the world is the tortoise. These animals belong to an ancient group of reptiles, appearing about 250 million years ago. Giant tortoises are among the world's longest-living animals, with an average lifespan of 100 years or more.

• Jonathan the 176-year-old tortoise revealed as world's oldest animal in Boer War photo Daily Mail, December 5, 2008
• Timothy, a spur-thighed tortoise, lived to be approximately 165 years old. For 38 years she was carried as a mascot aboard various ships in Britain's Royal Navy. Then in 1892, at age 53 she retired to the grounds of Powderham Castle in Devon. Up to the time of her passing in 2004 she was believed to be the UK's oldest resident.
• The Madagascar radiated tortoise Tu'i Malila was 188 at death in Tonga in 1965.
• on 23 March 2006, an Aldabra giant tortoise named Adwaita died at Alipore Zoological Gardens in Kolkata. He was brought to the zoo in the 1870s from the estate of Lord Robert Clive and is thought to have been around 255 years old when he died.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_tortoise